learning target: i can solve problems involving the pythagorean theorem. for right triangles only!...
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Learning Target: I can solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.
For Right Triangles Only!
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hypotenuse - always oppositethe right angle
Learning Target: I can solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.
For Right Triangles Only!
leg
leg
hypotenusea
b
c
ba
ab
Learning Target: I can solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.
For Right Triangles Only!
hypotenusec
a
b
c2 2 2a b c
Pythagorean Theorem
Learning Target: I can solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem.
For Right Triangles Only!
Pythagorean Triples
3 4 5
6 8 10
9 12 15
12 16 20
5 12 13
10 24 26
15 36 39
7 24 25
14 48 50
21 72 75
915
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To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with a width of 4 feet and a length of 10 feet.
4 ft.
10 ft.
2 2 2a b c 2 2 24 10 x
216 100 x 2116 x
2116 x
x 116
x
x 10.8
20 miles
A car drives 20 miles due east and then 45 milesdue south. To the nearest hundredth of a mile, how far is the car from its starting point?
45 milesx
2 2 2a b c 2 2 220 45 x
2400 2025 x 22425 x
22425 x
x 2425x 49.24